by Shannon Popkin | Feb 18, 2012 | Communication, Compassion, Mistakes, Parenting, Sin, Speaking, Wisdom
When I was in high school, I loved piano. My choir director asked me to accompany the choir on a a couple of our songs. I said sure, I’d be happy to, though I had never accompanied before.I practiced the songs, which were easy enough, at home, but I guess I...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 3, 2012 | Anger, Christian Growth, Mistakes, Sin
“What?!?”I slammed on the breaks and pulled into someone’s driveway so I could turn back toward our house.With ever increasing decimal and agitation, I yelled, “How could you have forgotten your shin guards? I reminded you five times!! Do you...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 5, 2012 | Church, Hospitality
When we were first married, we were in a really fun ‘young marrieds’ group at church. Our leaders were very generous and very wealthy. They had a huge home with an indoor swimming pool, and they opened it to our group on a weekly basis. We had Bible...
by Shannon Popkin | Jan 2, 2012 | Family, Mistakes, Sin, Wisdom
Ken and Lindsay 2011A few years ago, my husband flipped his Honda Accord. The highway was dry that day, but his left tire ventured just far enough over the line to find some ice, causing his right tires to grab the car and toss it over into the ditch on the...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 4, 2011 | Compassion, Parenting, Sin
“I want to go punch that little boy in the nose!” I punched the air with my free hand for emphasis, and almost dropped the phone. My friend on the other line commiserated with my story. She understood how my heart hurts for my own child, and how I long to...
by Shannon Popkin | Sep 15, 2011 | Parenting, Wisdom
Occasionally, when I’m around my homeschool friends, one of their kids will do something charmingly naive. Like, they’ll assume that the dog on top is hugging his friend. Or they’ll suppose that the man meant to say ‘You pitch!” and look...